IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH.

FAO NO.5189/2008

Date of Decision:27.4.2009.

Sunita and others

..........Appellants

Versus

Kishori Lal and another

..........Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH.

Present:

Mr. Arun Yadav,Advocate for the appellants.

JASWANT SINGH,J

Appellants-claimants are in appeal against the award dated 22.10.2008

passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,Rewari (for short the

Tribunal) whereby the claim petition filed by them, initially under Section 163 and

finally entertained by the learned Tribunal as one under Section 166 of the Motor

Vehicles Act,1988 (for short the Act), seeking compensation to the tune of Rs.10

lacs on account of death of Raj Pal in a motor vehicular accident that took place on

12.6.2002, has been dismissed.

It is averred that on 12.6.2002 deceased Raj Pal was riding the pillion

of motorcycle No.HR-36-C-4867(hereinafter referred to as the offending vehicle)

owned and driven by Kishori Lal respondent no.1. When they were crossing

National Highway at Saban Chowk, an Ind